Description - Nevada State Parks offer a rich and diverse variety of outdoor recreational activities. Popular activities include swimming, boating, and sailing, at the different lakes and reservoirs. There are additional opportunities for touring historic mansions and pioneer forts, bird watching, hiking, mountain biking and scenic panoramic views.

Recreation - Nevada State Parks offer a rich and diverse variety of outdoor recreational activities. Popular activities include swimming, boating, and sailing, at the different lakes and reservoirs. There are additional opportunities for touring historic mansions and pioneer forts, bird watching, hiking, mountain biking and viewing scenery.

Climate - Nevada is characterized by the high desert Great Basin in the northern portion of the state, the low desert in the southern portion of the state and mountain ranges which bisect these desert areas. These elevational differences can create wide ranging climatic differences. In the low deserts of southern Nevada, including the area around Las Vegas, temperatures during the summer months often reach 115 degrees F. Winters are mild with cool nights. Winter, spring and fall are a pleasant time to visit this region.

Because the Great Basin lies at a higher elevation, the area receives cold winter weather with snow that can remain for months. Seven inches of rain falls in the region annually, although run off from the surrounding mountains contributes to the water availability. The mountains receive significantly colder temperatures and precipitation year round. They can be great areas for winter recreation or an escape from the summer heat of the lower elevations.

Location -
Nevada State Parks are scattered throughout the five regions of Nevada.

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Additional Information:Nevada - Nevada includes two deserts and numerous mountain ranges. Although it is best known for its vast, arid, unpopulated terrain, it also includes attractions such as Humboldt - Toiyabe National Forest, the largest National Forest outside the State of Alaska, which encompasses some of Nevada's most spectacular mountain ranges.